Coal, Solar and West Virginia

A former West Virginia coal ash landfill is going to be replaced by a solar farm

Electrek

AUGUST 18, 2022

which serves most of northern West Virginia, is going to repurpose a former coal ash landfill for a utility-scale solar farm. The post A former West Virginia coal ash landfill is going to be replaced by a solar farm appeared first on Electrek. Electric utility FirstEnergy Corp.,

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West Virginia brings first of 5 solar farms online – why that matters

Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. 1 out of 5 new West Virginia solar farms FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have launched a solar farm on 80 acres at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, north of Morgantown.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. from coal. West Virginia. West Virginia.

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EGEB: Can coal state West Virginia become the ‘poster child’ for clean energy?

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia. Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2023

These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. Energy source Proportional amount of emissions relative to hydro Coal 175.9

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West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on a former coal mining site

Electrek

APRIL 6, 2022

West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on the site of the 5,800-acre Hobet Mine, one of the state’s largest former coal mines, which went bankrupt in 2015. The post West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on a former coal mining site appeared first on Electrek.

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EPA power to reel in coal power emissions challenged, now elevated to Supreme Court

Green Car Reports

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supreme Court is considering a case that challenges the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal power plants.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. The argument that EVs are powered mostly from coal simply isn’t true.

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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US

Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

Photo: PSNH/Flickr Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US. The Bow, New Hampshire-based power station has committed to retiring the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller Stations in New Hampshire, by 2028 and 2025, respectively.

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American energy and American made

Electric Auto Association

JULY 7, 2022

July 4th thoughts on EVs BY Robert FernatT, Member of West Virginia Electric Auto Association. This article was first posted on the West Virginia Electric Auto Association (WVEAA) site. That is true whether the electricity is produced from solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear, natural gas, or coal—it's all local.

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West Virginia Virginia Energy Oil Prices

Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments. cents/kWh in West Virginia—a 23.59 Even with the implementation of the smart grid it seems unlikely that we will all be able to buy our power from West Virginia. in Connecticut.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2015

The project has future applications for supercritical CO2 cycles in power plants, nuclear power, solar power and natural gas combined cycle units. DOE: $750,000 Non-DOE: $187,500 Total: $937,500 (20% cost share). Advanced Ultrasupercritical Materials Thick-Walled Cycling Header for ComTest Alstom Power Inc. Ohio University.

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One Year Later, IRA Responsible for Tens of Thousands of American Jobs & Billions in Investment

Plug in America

AUGUST 14, 2023

The IRA provides funds for a variety of activities from increasing solar and wind energy capacity and home improvements to save money on energy to installing EV charging and reducing the upfront cost of EVs. From just last year, West Virginia has seen 4,755 new jobs from clean energy projects. This is only the beginning.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. Utility-scale photovoltaic solar array. carbon sequestration (capture and storage, i.e.). borders.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020.

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A former West Virginia coal ash landfill is going to be replaced by a solar farm

West Virginia brings first of 5 solar farms online – why that matters

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

EGEB: Can coal state West Virginia become the ‘poster child’ for clean energy?

Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on a former coal mining site

EPA power to reel in coal power emissions challenged, now elevated to Supreme Court

Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

New England to become the second coal-free region in the US

American energy and American made

Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

One Year Later, IRA Responsible for Tens of Thousands of American Jobs & Billions in Investment

Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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